Lesser Capybara vs Mira Climbing Rat

Hydrochoerus isthmius compared with Tylomys mirae

Key Differences

• Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient while Mira Climbing Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Capybara	Mira Climbing Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Caviidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydrochoerus	Tylomys
Species	Hydrochoerus isthmius	Tylomys mirae

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Capybara and Mira Climbing Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (kemiriciler)

Conservation Status

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Mira Climbing Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Capybara	Mira Climbing Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Mira Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia